Open Access Policy

Medical Journal of Public Health (MJPH) adheres to the complete open access policy that implies that all articles published in the journal are free to everybody, even without subscribing or other restrictions of access. This designation is a reflection of the journal in which high-quality research in the field of public health is available, exchangeable, and helpful to readers all over the world such as researchers, clinicians, students, policymakers, and the general population.

What Open Access Means

Upon publication of an article in MJPH:

  • Anyone has the liberty to read it, download it, and share it with anyone with access to the internet.
  • It does not have any paywalls or logins to access the content.
  • The research can be used by the readers to learn, practice, policy formulation, and conduct further studies, which is not as often limited.

This free access encourages a broad and diverse audience, and thus cultural knowledge is more readily available to people who can implement it.

How Open Access Benefits the Community?

For Authors:

  • Wider exposure of your research.
  • Increased citation, collaboration and power prospects.
  • Improved spread of their findings to international communities.

For Readers:

  • The most up-to-date evidence and insights in the field of public health are free and instant.
  • Skill in applying research to teaching, practice and local decision making.
  • Freedom to explore issues of interest to the community's health.

Supporting Equitable Knowledge Sharing

Open access is used to make sure that research is not restricted by geographical or financial factors. All readers, be they in a large research institution or a small community organization, will be able to access MJPH knowledge on public health. This is in line with the overall objective of the journal to enhance comprehension and facilitate better results of health and evidence-based practice across the globe.

Through open access, MJPH gets to be part of a more informed and connected global community of health, where good research produces real change and not access.

Would you like to know more about open access as an author or how to cite open-access articles? We can cover the latter next!